 | William Collins, John Langhorne - 1765 - 200 pagina’s
...COLLINS, withdraw to a refpeftful diftance, and, fhould they behold the ruins of genius, or the weaknefs of an exalted mind, let them be taught to lament that nature has left the nobleft of her works imperfect. OF fuch men of genius as have borne no public chara&er, it feldom happens... | |
 | 1776 - 586 pagina’s
...withdraw to a refpeitful diftance; and fliould they behold the ruins of genius, • or the weaknefs of an exalted mind, let them be taught to lament, ' that nature has left the noblelt of her works imperfeet.' After beftowing an eulogium on poetry in general, Mr. Mickle proceeds... | |
 | SEVERAL HANDS - 1776 - 612 pagina’s
...to a refpedful diftance; and ihould they behold the ruins of genius, or che weak nefs of an exaJted mind, let them be taught to lament, that nature has left the nobleft of her works imperfedl *." After a mafterly confutation of Готе ill-grounded criticifms... | |
 | William Collins - 1781 - 200 pagina’s
...COLLINS, withdraw to a refpedtful diftance, and, fhould they behold the ruins of genius, or the weaknefs of an exalted mind, let them be taught to lament that nature has left the nobleft of her works imperfect. OF fuch men of genius as have borne no public character, it feldom... | |
 | Luís de Camões - 1791 - 494 pagina’s
...withdraw to a refpeclful diftance ; and " fhould they behold the ruins of genius, or the weaknefs " of an exalted mind, let them be taught to lament, that " nature has left the nobleft of her works imperfect || ." And Poetry is not only the nobleft, but alfo not the leaft ufeful,... | |
 | Luís de Camões - 1798 - 520 pagina’s
...withdraw <* to . a refpe&ful diftance ; and fhould they behold the '' ruins of genius, or the weaknefs of an exalted mind, '' let them be taught to lament, that nature has left the ." nobleft of her works imperfect *." •, . . : And poetry is not only the nobleft, but alfo not the... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1804 - 692 pagina’s
...COLLINS, withdraw to a refpedtful diftance, and, fhould they behold the ruins of genius, or the weaknefs of an exalted mind, let them be taught to lament that nature has left the nobleft of her works imperfeft. Of fuch men of genius as have borne no public character, it felcfom... | |
 | William Collins (picture-dealer.) - 1805 - 260 pagina’s
...behold the ruins of genius, or the weakness of an exalted mind, let them be taught to lament—that Nature has left the noblest of her works imperfect"...prints. ON MR. GEORGE MORLAND, Who died October the 291/1, 1S04, in the Forty first Year of his Age. YE Sons of Genius, pause one moment here, And pay... | |
 | Luís de Camões - 1809 - 286 pagina’s
...Camoens, withdraw to a respectful distance ; and should they behold the ruins of genius, or the weakness of an exalted mind, let them be taught to lament,...nature has left the noblest of her works imperfect*." * This passage in inverted commas is cited, with the alteration of the name only, from Dr. Langhorne's... | |
 | 1818 - 762 pagina’s
...with" draw to a respectful distance ; and " should they .behold the ruins of genius, " or the weakness of an exalted mind, " let them be taught to lament,...nature has left the noblest of her works " imperfect." And poetry is not only the noblest, but also not the least useful, if civilization of manners be of... | |
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withdraw to a respectful distance ; and should they behold the ruins of genius, or the weak158 ness of an exalted mind, let them be taught to lament — that Nature has left the noblest of her works imperfect. 